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The NYPD busted a man who allegedly tried to snatch a little girl from her mother as they waited in front of a food truck in Brooklyn.

Felipe Rodriguez, 28, allegedly tried to get hold of the 7-year-old on Wyckoff Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Friday, cops said.

The girl had been waiting with her 36-year-old mother when the stranger “came running by and attempted to physically grab the child,” according to police.

The girl’s mom broke his grip after a brief struggle, cops said.

Rodriguez — caught on surveillance footage stumbling down the street and falling into a table and chairs on the sidewalk — headed north toward Flushing Avenue.

The girl wasn’t hurt.

Cops described Rodriguez as having a light complexion, slim build and black mustache and beard.

He was seen on camera wearing a camouflage hoodie, black pants and gray sneakers.


  The suspect allegedly tried to kidnap a 7-year-old girl from her mother while the par stood in line at a food truck. DCPI The suspect allegedly tried to kidnap a 7-year-old girl from her mother while the par stood in line at a food truck. DCPI


  He is described as having a light complexion, slim build and black mustache and beard. DCPI He is described as having a light complexion, slim build and black mustache and beard. DCPI

  The suspect was last seen wearing a camouflage hoodie, black pants and gray sneakers. DCPI The suspect was last seen wearing a camouflage hoodie, black pants and gray sneakers. DCPI

The suspect was later apprehended by police and taken to the 83rd Precinct Station house.

He was expected to be arraigned at Brooklyn Criminal Court on charges of attempted kidnapping.

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